Change in values and moral reasoning during higher education

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 269-284

  Myyry, Liisa ^a   Juujärvi, Soile ^b   Pesso, Kaija ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Higher education; Moral development; Personal values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875222604     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2012.757217     Document Type: Article

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